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[9.27pm]

TRY! Chad Townsend with another perfect kicks falls into the arms of Heilum Luki, who goes over under the posts untouched. Converted. 34-16 Cowboys!

[9.07pm]

TRY! Nanai gets his seven of the season! Newcastle weren't able to come down with it, bouncing into the arms of the 19-year-old, who steps his way to our third of the half! Holmes converted. 30-16 Cowboys with 19 minutes to go! 

[8.51pm]

TRY! With it looking like the play was all but dead, Drinkwater turns links with Holmes, who links with Taulagi before he scores himself. Converted. Cowboys up 24-16 with 32 minutes to go. 

[8.46pm]

TRY! Murray Taulagi catches a Chad Townsend kick, who runs through the middle and scores under the posts untouched. Converted. 18-16 Cowboys. 

[8.38pm]

Second half underway. 

[8.22pm]

Newcastle grab a try right on the break to get their first lead. Converted. 16-12 Knights at HT. 

[8.11pm]

Newcastle hit back, with Ponga purring in a grubber, which bounces off the padding and into the arms of Jacob Saifiti. Converted. 12-10 Cowboys with nine minutes remaining in the opening half. 

[8.06pm]

TRY! Off the back of an unbelievable run from Taumalolo, Drinkwater with a looping pass to Feldt, who runs around to make the kick an easy for Holmes who converts. 12-4 Cowboys after 26 minutes. 

[7.51pm]

Ponga and Hoy combine to create space for Young, who goes over untouched. Unconverted. 6-4 Cowboys after 12 minutes. 

[7.39pm]

TRY! Tom Dearden runs the ball on the last and goes over. He is ruled to have stayed in the field of play. Holmes converts. 6-0 Cowboys after four minutes! 

[7.36pm]

We are underway in Townsville! 

[6.35pm]

Both teams have finalised their 17. The Cowboys are 1-17, while Tyson Frizell has been ruled out late. 

Live updates from the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys clash with the Newcastle Knights at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.